JAMIE MAGAZINE: “The heart and soul of this ancient city is the medina, a bona fide labyrinth of some 9,000 streets and alleyways. Within its fortifed walls is a hive of markets and makers, artisans sewing bright fabrics or hammering elaborate silverware. Women in hijabs pluck the choicest figs from a well-stocked cart, and wide-eyed…

LODESTARS ANTHOLOGY: “We spent a couple of days in Arrowtown, a welcome distance from the summer crowds of nearby Queenstown. Retaining its gold-rush charm, the main street is a cluster of heritage-style shops and original miners’ cottages, making it easy to imagine the lives of families who emigrated here to make their fortune panning the…

JAMIE MAGAZINE: “The locals, who live by the slogan ‘Keep Portland weird’, are a conglomerate of tribes: the hipsters, the hikers, the artists and – perhaps gathering most momentum – the foodies. This leafy metropolis has become THE place to eat – a culinary hotspot, thanks largely to its location in bountiful northern Oregon.”

ELLE MAGAZINE: “It’s the car that distinguishes the Great American Road Trip from all other journeys — here, what you drive has as much significance as where you’re driving. It was surprisingly easy to acquire our shiny black Mustang; most rental car companies now accommodate this need for recreational scene-setting. One of my travelling companions, The…

NZ HERALD: Op-ed piece written in response to I’m talented. I’m hard-working. I’m blonde. So why can’t I find a job in London? by Alex Hazlehurst… “Please don’t be fooled: there was never a gold-paved road for expat New Zealanders and anyone who tells you so is either misinformed, pulling your leg, or they got exceptionally…

JAMIE MAGAZINE: “Hotel Budir is a perfect example of the fact that even in a country so extreme, there is opportunity. It’s about being creative with whatever is available. “We always try to think, what can we do that’s a little bit different?” Jóhannes explains. “What can we take and make our own?””

JAMIE MAGAZINE: “The plump birds strutting around the paddock when we visit are already 82 days old. They seem calm and contented, scratching in the grass, unrestricted by fences or pens – it’s the sort of poultry idyll you see illustrated on free-range egg carton labels.”

JAMIE MAGAZINE: “If anything can make you feel like a kid again, it’s cake. And if anyone can make a cake that takes you back to your childhood, it’s Philippe Conticini. The innovative Parisian chef is a dessert virtuoso. “It is the passion of my life. Well, first my wife and my daughter, of course……

JAMIE MAGAZINE: “It was here, in a somewhat serendipitous turn, Jon and Jamie’s paths would cross again. “I went to St John Hotel last year and had the most incredible meal,” says Jamie, “I went to thank the chef and found this smiley, floppy haired, handsome chap. I felt like he knew me… but it…

FILAMENT MAGAZINE: “Most of us are familiar with the edict ‘grow some balls’. Women can be its target as much as men, but the phrase itself demonstrates that we associate owning a pair of testicles with being courageous, competitive and aggressive. At the heart of this expression is the belief that simply being male, and…